Thermocapillary effects on the stability of a heated, curved meniscus

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 220-226

  Pratt, D M ^a   Brown, J R ^a   Hallinan, K P ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Dayton   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat Pipes and Thermosyphons; Porous media; Thermocapillary flows

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; EVAPORATORS; HEAT PIPES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL STRESS;

THERMOCAPILLARY STRESSES;

HEAT TRANSFER;

HEAT TRANSFER; MENISCUS; STABILITY;

EID: 0032004663     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2830045     Document Type: Editorial

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